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Finance
A new plan to kick-start the energy transition at Canadian companies

Credible energy transition plans are vanishingly rare. Business Future Pathways has a strategy to change that.

Finance
Women corporate leaders urge Canadian regulators to resume work on climate disclosure

The call to action was issued by the network Women Leading on Climate, which noted that the global shift to climate emissions disclosure is happening “with or without Canada”

LNG pipelines leading toward a tanker
Finance
What’s in your ‘transition fund’? Poor transparency puts investors at risk

OPINION | Vague criteria for popular transition funds illustrate why Canada’s financial sector urgently needs a clear and enforceable green taxonomy

Finance
Major German investment fund drops Exxon in pursuit of tougher sustainability standards

A Norwegian pension fund also adopted stricter rules, evidence that European fund managers are taking a different tact to U.S. counterparts on climate initiatives

Energy
Carney wants a pipeline. Building one will be harder than it sounds.

The Liberal government is pushing for a ‘nation-building’ project to expand fossil fuel production, but there are no easy options

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Finance
‘ESG tourists’ are leaving, but sustainable funds are still growing in Canada

Sustainable funds are shrinking globally as sightseers head to the exits, but ESG funds are still trending up in Canada and Australasia

Circular Economy
How Li-Cycle went from battery-recycling darling to the brink of bankruptcy

The Canadian-founded start-up’s collapse underscores the struggles of the fledgling battery recycling industry

Food
‘Buy Canada’ isn’t enough. For real self-reliance, we need more diverse crops.

OPINION | If Canada wants a stronger agrifood sector, farmers need proactive support to grow a wider variety of crops

Transportation
Santiago has figured out how to electrify city buses, fast

The transit authority in Santiago, Chile, says that by next year, 68% of its buses will be electric, making it the second-largest e-bus operator in the world after China

Illustration showing how trace gases are detected in the field using a mobile dual-frequency comb laser spectrometer.
Climate
Methane trackers pick up the slack as U.S. regulatory pressure evaporates

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is ending requirements to track methane emissions, but a growing number of independent groups are using advanced tech to fill the gap

A series of large solar panels forms a symmetrical line at a power plant in Colorado.
Energy
The growth of U.S. solar manufacturing can’t keep pace with soaring demand

The U.S. relies heavily on foreign imports to meet demand for solar power. Domestic manufacturing was increasing – then came Trump’s trade policies.

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